PRORODEO Sports - April 24, 2026 Digital Edition

SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO SAM LEWIS Takes San Angelo Stock Show And Rodeo Tie-Down Roping Crown By Ted Harbin, Special to PRORODEO Sports News

S am Lewis is building a resume based on a solid foundation. He’s the 20-year-old son of Brent Lewis, an 11-time tie-down rop ing qualifier to the Wrangler National

Texas to $16,102. Most that know rodeo un derstand San Angelo’s place in tie-down roping. The commu nity hosts the annual Cinch

Finals Ro deo. He’s also on the rodeo team at nearby Angelo State Uni versity and the No. 2 man in the Lone Star Region tie-down roping standings. Lewis a key com ponent of coach Ca sey Sisk’s program, one of a

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“Casey has done a tre mendous thing for me, and he backs me all the way. I appreciate him. “This is a tremen dous win.” From Amarillo, Texas, Lewis en tered this weekend’s festivities 13th in

Sam Lewis picked up the biggest win of his PRORODEO career in San Angelo. PRCA photo by Dave Jenning

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the race to be the Resistol Rookie Tie-Down Roper of the Year. By the time the San Angelo Rodeo came to a close, he had moved into the top five in that race. It all came from being the most consistent man in the field over four go-rounds. His fastest run was 7.2 seconds, which helped him share the second-round victory with three-time PRCA World Champion

for the Rams at the College National Finals Rodeo in June in Casper, Wyo. On April 17, he collected the biggest PRORODEO win of his career by winning the championship round of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo with an 8.8-second run. That propelled him to the top spot in the four-run aggregate race and pushed his three weeks of earnings in West

Roping Fiesta, but this year’s rodeo was something special. Three of the top five tie-down ropers have ties to this city of more than 100,000 resi dents, with locals Joel Harris placing second and Dylan Hancock finishing fifth. Combined, they kept $35,000 in Tom Green County. “(These people) have done a lot for me and that school,” Lewis told The

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